Bryston BHA-1 Headphone Amplifier

Advancing our tradition of unmatched audio performance and functionality, the BHA-1 Balanced Headphone Amplifier is Bryston’s reference amplifier solution for the finest listening experience from your headphones. The BHA-1 is compatible with both traditional (single-ended) and balanced headphones.

The advantage of powering each headphone driver (right and left) with two amplifiers configured in balanced or series mode is a doubling of the signal voltage to each speaker. This design configuration has been the foundation of Bryston’s legendary 7B, 14B and 28B amplifiers and now headphone users can experience the same dramatic resolution from the BHA-1. The Bryston BHA-1 employs the vast benefits of balanced amplifier designs that are inherently clean and stable especially when there is a demand for higher power and/or a difficult load to drive.Because most headphones are not balanced devices, Bryston provides a traditional (unbalanced) ¼-inch input on the BHA-1 as well as inputs for balanced headphones. Bryston will also provide modifications to some headphone models to make them compatible with a balanced output configuration, along with an adapter cable assuring backwards compatibility to all traditional (unbalanced) headphone outputs.

Inputs:

Balanced XLR Pair, Single Ended Pair (RCA), 3.5mm Stereo Mini Jack (MP3 Player Source, etc.)

Outputs:

Balanced XLR (4 Pin Stereo), Balanced XLR Pair (3 Pin Left/Right), ¼" Headphone Jack
Control: Remote Trigger Input ( 5 - 12V AC/DC @10mA)

Power:

Maximum 6 Watts per channel into 32Ohms (at 1% THD)
Rated at 500 milliwatts per channel into 32 Ohms

Features:

Balanced outputs
Balanced dual mono circuitry
Left/Right balance control
Six fully discrete Class A Bryston operational amplifiers
14dB or 20dB gain
10k input impedance
High quality noble stereo volume control (laser trimmed)
Gold plated input and output connectors
Multiple headphone drive capability

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A True Reference Grade Amp🙏🏻

28 March 2020 | Zohar

This is a truly top notch headphone amp! Period🤓

Got it during the COVID-19 outbreak , so had plenty of time spending with it

Hearing Roon’s Lab awesome radio .My LCD4 has an impedance of 200ohm so they need plenty of
Juice to drive them and this amp not just give the right juice they need-> it is a beast.

All of the sudden I felt My cans has the right and precise tight base.
Mids and high are just incredible .
No hum and hiss, amazingly clear even at high levels.
Don’t you miss out this blasting Reference grade headphone amp

If music is really important to you and when you have spent enough on your high
End cans/DAC conditioning etc… after all it’s a Bryston 👌

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